Michael Ontkean
Actor
- Born
- January 24, 1946 (age 80) · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Michael Leonard Ontkean (born January 24, 1946) is a Canadian retired actor. Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Ontkean relocated to the United States to attend the University of New Hampshire on a hockey scholarship before pursuing a career in acting in the early 1970s.
He initially came to prominence portraying Officer Willie Gillis on the crime drama series The Rookies from 1972 to 1974, followed by lead roles in the hockey sports comedy film Slap Shot (1977) and the romantic comedy Willie & Phil (1980). In 1982, he had a starring role opposite Harry Hamlin and Kate Jackson in the drama Making Love, in which he portrayed a married man who comes to terms with his homosexuality. Ontkean continued to appear in films, such as Clara's Heart (1988) and Postcards from the Edge (1990) before being cast as Sheriff Harry S. Truman on David Lynch's Twin Peaks (1990–1991), the role for which he is best known.
Known for
The Descendants
September 9, 2011
Twin Peaks
December 8, 1989
Slap Shot
February 25, 1977
Postcards from the Edge
September 14, 1990
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
July 16, 2014
Maid to Order
July 10, 1987
Clara's Heart
October 7, 1988
Making Love
February 12, 1982
The Allnighter
May 1, 1987
Nico the Unicorn
January 1, 1998
Necromancy
September 22, 1972
Just the Way You Are
November 16, 1984
Acting43
- 2014Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
- 2011The Descendants as Cousin Milo
- 2003Mrs. Ashboro's Cat as Wes Merritt
- 2002A Killing Spring as Tom Keaton
- 2001Cherry Pie as Sheriff Harry S. Truman
- 2000Bear with Me as Greg Bradley
- 2000Green Sails as John Scott
- 1999Just a Little Harmless Sex as Jeff
- 1998A Chance of Snow as Matthew 'Matt' Parker
- 1998Summer of the Monkeys